Where does “Cyril” come from?

Cyril comes from Late Latin Cyrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, derived from the adjective κύριος meaning "lordly" or "of a lord," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-.

Cyril (English): best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs

Definitions

  1. best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs

Ancestry of “Cyril”, step by step

Cyril traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Cȳrillus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCȳrillus—
2Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
3Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

via Late Latin Cyrillus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinCyrillus—

Words derived from “Cyril”

Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Latin Cȳrillus →